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Many low-res Web images look terrible on the new iPad's high-resolution screen, and serving up higher-resolution images via WebKit presents some technical challenges, writes Scott Gilbertson. New HTML tags and browser functions will likely be needed to help developers serve up high-res images as needed. "The high-res future is coming fast and the web needs to evolve just as fast," Gilbertson writes.

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Sony has introduced three Bluetooth speakers for on-the-go use that are "said to be smaller in size than their predecessors yet deliver higher output," Joseph Palenchar writes. They are priced at $69, $129 and $179. The two higher-priced speakers feature Sony's own LDAC technology for "near high-resolution audio."

Japan's Onkyo Music, which sells full albums and individual songs for download online, will expand to the U.S., U.K. and Germany. Onkyo's high-resolution online music store is expected to be available for iOS and Android in the near future.

Rakuten-owned Kobo has launched Aura HD, a limited-edition, high-resolution e-reader that sells for $169.99 and has a 6.8-inch screen, 4 gigabytes of storage and a two-month battery life. The company also announced a plan to introduce an application store this year. "We plan to expand from books into magazines and kids' content, but we're not going to do exactly what others do in the market," Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis said.

NTT DoCoMo said it plans to launch six new camera handsets, including three with resolutions of more than 1 million pixels. The picture quality of the high-end phones will be comparable to low-end digital cameras, the company said.